minister ofrael defense from 2007 until this week wrote a piece in today's wall street journal. host: back to our discussion here for the 10th anniversary of the iraq war. we are getting your thoughts this morning. ohio, iraq veteran. caller: good morning. host: what are your thoughts? caller: i am here. host: we're listening. you're on the air. ander: i was there in 2005 from 2006-2007. host: we're listening. --ler: it was more like going door to door and taking people's weapons or whatever. sad thing that happened over there. host: were you there for the surge? caller: yes, i was. that i was in, i do not see any troops come into the city. from what did you hear your fellow soldiers about the surge? did people think it was a good idea when president bush announced it? what happened after? caller: we did not talk about it that much, really. i could not hear what you said. host: it's all right. we will move on to john in florida, and independent there. caller: yes, this is john from saint pete. iraq is doing very well, contrary to popular belief. their government is very much the